Alternating Maces Self Defense Technique

ALTERNATING MACES KENPO SELF DEFENSE TECHNIQUE

(Front: Two-hand chest push)

A mace was an ancient weapon of war that consisted of a stick and some type of weighted striking surface at one end. In this defense your arms (maces) will alternate in their defensive actions.

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– From a natural stance, as your opponent pushes, step back with your left foot into a right neutral bow (facing 12:00) while executing a right inward block to their left arm. Keep your left hand near your solar plexus as a check.

– Collapse your right arm over both of your opponent’s arms as you deliver a left vertical punch to their solar plexus, pivoting into a right forward bow.

– Convert your left punch into a check on their arms, while delivering a right back knuckle strike to their right temple, pivoting back to a right neutral bow.

– Snap your right hand back into a positional check.

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1. While Standing Naturally, and as your opponent attempts to push you, step back with your left foot toward 6:00 into a right neutral bow stance (facing 12:00). Simultaneously execute a right inward block to the outside of your opponent’s left arm, while your left hand checks at your solar plexus. (This action should turn the width of your opponent’s body and redirect his forward momentum off center.)

2. Immediately collapse your right arm across the top of both of your opponent’s arms (to act as a check), as you deliver a left vertical thrust punch (tracking over your right arm) to your opponent’s sternum or solar plexus. This is done while pivoting into a right forward bow stance. Remember both the stance change and punch must work in synchronization with each other in order to maximize the force of your left vertical thrust punch. (Your opponent’s reaction should cause his body to bend forward at the waist.)

3. Immediately convert your left punch into a check by having it shift, palm open and down, on top of both your opponent’s arms. Simultaneously have your right hand rapidly travel inside and over your left arm as you deliver a right outward back knuckle strike to your opponent’s right temple. This transition is done while pivoting back into a right neutral bow stance. (The torque stemming from your stance change helps to increase the whipping action of your right hand. Properly executed this should cause your opponent’s head to be driven up and back, with perhaps his arms flailing upward.)

4. Immediately have your right hand snap back, as it then acts as a Positional Check.